Identifiernot specifiedPhotographernot specifiedDescriptionThis houseboat was built by Edward Windybank. Windybank was the first settler on Cowan Creek, being granted a life tenancy in 1888. A boatbuilder, he has been credited with introducing houseboats to New South Wales. Though officially named Waratah Bay, the location is now popularly known as Windybanks. (John Powell, "Placenames of the Greater Hawkesbury Region," p 126; Mick Joffe, "Yarns and Photos," pp 68-72)Physical FormatBerowraDimensionsBerowra Public School